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Certificate template

A landscape certificate of completion, achievement or attendance: recipient name, what it is for, issuer, date, signature line and an optional certificate ID for verification.

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Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`title`	string	no	Default 'Certificate of Completion'
`recipient`	string	yes	The person's name
`statement`	string	no	Text before the achievement, default 'has successfully completed'
`achievement`	string	yes	Course, event or achievement name
`description`	string	no	One sentence of detail (hours, level, dates)
`date`	string (YYYY-MM-DD)	yes	Date awarded
`issuer`	string	yes	Organisation issuing the certificate
`signer`	string	no	Name on the signature line
`signer_title`	string	no	Role of the signer
`certificate_id`	string	no	Unique ID printed small for verification
`logo`	string (data:image/... URI)	no	Issuer logo as a data URI
`accent`	string (CSS color)	no	Border and heading colour, default #0b5c6b

Sample request

POST https://docpress.dev/v1/pdf
Authorization: Bearer dp_your_key
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "template": "certificate",
  "data": {
    "title": "Certificate of Completion",
    "recipient": "Maya Okonkwo",
    "statement": "has successfully completed",
    "achievement": "Technical Writing for Engineers",
    "description": "A 12-hour course covering structure, clarity and documentation tooling.",
    "date": "2026-10-18",
    "issuer": "Northwind Learning",
    "signer": "Daniel Reyes",
    "signer_title": "Programme Director",
    "certificate_id": "NWL-2026-00417"
  }
}

Add "page_size": "Letter" next to template to change the paper size (this template is landscape). Output on the free plan carries a small footer mark. See the API docs for authentication and errors.